Guillermo Iberio Ortiz Mayagoitia (born 10 February 1941) is a Mexican jurist and former

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. He previously served as the President ( Chief Justice) of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation from 2 January 2007 to 31 December 2010. Ortiz Mayagoitia, a native of

Misantla Misantla is a city in the Mexican state of Veracruz, the administrative seat of the municipality ''(municipio)'' of the same name. The municipality is bordered by Martínez de la Torre, Colipa and Papantla. Misantla is located in the valley of ...

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, earned his law degree at the

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. He served the judiciary in various positions in

Poza Rica Poza Rica (), formally: Poza Rica de Hidalgo is a city and its surrounding municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. Its name means "rich well/pond". It is often thought that the name came to be because it was a place known for its abundance ...

and

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in his home state and as a clerk at the federal Supreme Court. He later held District Judge positions in the state of

Oaxaca Oaxaca ( , also , , from nci, Huāxyacac ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca), is one of the 32 states that compose the political divisions of Mexico, Federative Entities of Mexico. It is ...

and the

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, and served as a Circuit Judge in

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, and

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. In 1993 he was appointed to the appeals chamber of the

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. On 27 January 1995 his Supreme Court appointment, proposed by President

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, was ratified by the Senate. He was elected Chief Justice, with seven votes out of eleven, by the Supreme Court on 2 January 2007.Elige Corte a Guillermo Ortiz Mayagoitia como su presidente
''El Universal'', 2 Jan 2007.

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Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation
Profile: Guillermo Iberio Ortiz Mayagoitia
'' El Universal,'' 2 January 2007 1941 births Living people Mexican people of Basque descent 20th-century Mexican lawyers Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation justices People from Veracruz Presidents of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation People from Misantla Universidad Veracruzana alumni 21st-century Mexican lawyers {{Mexico-law-bio-stub